Is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a great leader? Or an idiot?

Question

What is your perception of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? And what did you make of his controversial speech at Columbia University?

Answer 1

All politicians must satisfy their followers or they get elected out of office, or get shot. He is as good as most and better for our interests in the middle east than others. Because of Irans stand, I expect we will have troops in Iran before 2010.

Answer 2

Clearly an idiot.  Unless you think the Holocaust never happened then you to are an idiot.

Answer 3

He is neither a great leader nor an idiot.  I think it was rude the way he was received at Colombia.  I'm not sure why they even asked him to come in the first place if they were going to treat him that way.  Not that I like him but it still seems somewhat disrespectful to do that to a head of state.  I can understand Iranians probably feel threatened by the US since we did invade their neighbor and they feel they have to act tough but still I don't think the things Ahmadinejad has done has helped Iran.  He will be out of office not that too long from now and so will George Bush so hopefully the world can be a more peaceful place after those two are gone.

Answer 4

He is a puppet of his sponsors, the Muslim clergy.  The Ayatollah is the real power head of the Iranian society.  The educated middle class have to keep quite about their modern views.  It is the smart play.

Answer 5

He is an idiot...Big mouth ..no brain !!  There is a pro western

undercurrent in Iran...Elections there soon...He will not be there long...As far as his speech at Columbia...typical...Why would they give this animal the forum to speak in the United States?

Let him rant from his our yard!!

Answer 6

He's just a politician.

Answer 7

I would say he is a puppet of the religious leaders of the country.  He shares their hatred of Israel and their zealotry.

Answer 8

yes,,IF he  Gets along with Pres.BUSH,that would be just fine

Answer 9

I think he is more of a misguided fanatical.

Answer 10

He is neither a great leader, or an idiot. He is a very dangerous, and calculating Man. He knows what he is saying, and why he is saying it. He is a master of manipulation. He is very much like Hitler.

He should never of been invited to speak in an American University, those who invited him, and gave him a voice should of lost their positions.

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Answer 11

He's an evil man who says he's trying to bring about End Times!